Multicast session management system
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1. A multicast session management system comprising:
- a multicast application that initiates a request for a multicast session;
a session manager receives the session request from the multicast application that assigns a multicast address for the requested multicast session; and
a routing and network manager for managing network resources, wherein the session manager interacts with the routing and network manager to allocate network resources for the requested multicast session before the multicast address is communicated to the multicast application, wherein the routing and network manager receives flow pattern information for the requested multicast session and determines at least one path for the requested multicast session.
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Abstract
A centralized multicast session management system is provided for managing resources in a multicast environment. The session management system includes: at least one multicast application that initiates a request for a multicast session; a session manager is configured to receive the session request from the multicast application and to assign a multicast address for the requested multicast session; and a routing and network manager for managing network resources, where the session manager interacts with the routing and network manager to allocate network resources for the requested multicast session before the multicast address is communicated to the multicast application.
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1. A multicast session management system comprising:
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a multicast application that initiates a request for a multicast session; a session manager receives the session request from the multicast application that assigns a multicast address for the requested multicast session; and a routing and network manager for managing network resources, wherein the session manager interacts with the routing and network manager to allocate network resources for the requested multicast session before the multicast address is communicated to the multicast application, wherein the routing and network manager receives flow pattern information for the requested multicast session and determines at least one path for the requested multicast session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A multicast session manager for a multicast distribution system, comprising:
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a session registry that stores session information for registered multicast sessions, including an assigned multicast address for each registered session; a session management service that receives a request for a multicast session from a multicast application and assigns a multicast address for the requested multicast session; and a network management interface that interfaces with an external routing and network manager to allocate network resources for the requested multicast session, wherein the session management service communicates the multicast address to the multicast application only after network resources have been allocated for the requested multicast session, the network management interface communicates flow pattern information for the requested multicast session to the routing and network manager. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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